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A special trip through Christmas' past with festive archive footage of Newcastle and Staffordshire from the past 100 years

Above the film
Archive films spanning over a Century: Family Christmases, Santa on film over the years, an illustrated History of Pantomime, images of Pantos in Hanley and Stafford, famous singers and comedy performers on film from pantos of the past, Cinema announcements – including Christmas in Wartime - and lots of winter items brought to life in moving pictures enhanced by personal reminiscences and interviews... and a special feature on the famous child dance troupe The Hanley Babes of the Theatre Royal, Hanley - from 1919 to the theatre's closure in 2000. Fascinating film, photos and memorabilia bring alive the Christmases of the Past.